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This FAA FOIA release answers John Greenewald of The Black Vault's February 24, 2021 request for records on the February 21, 2021 encounter between American Airlines Flight 2292 and an unknown object over New Mexico. Dennis Hill, Deputy Director of Air Carrier Safety Assurance, signed the cover letter. It encloses internal emails in which Air Force representatives to the FAA arranged an investigation and asked for a radar playback. The FAA says further responsive records belong to the Department of Defense.
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Your request for reconsideration must be made in writing within 90 days from the date of this letter and must include all information and arguments relied upon. Your letter must state that it is an appeal from the above-described denial of a request made under the FOIA. The envelope containing the appeal should be marked “FOIA Appeal.” You also have the right to seek dispute resolution services from the FAA FOIA Public Liaison via phone (202-267- 7799) or email (7-AWA-ARC-FOIA@faa.gov) noting FOIA Public Liaison in the Subject or the Office of Government Information Services (https://ogis.archives.gov) via phone (202- 741-5770 / toll-free--1-877-684-6448; fax— 202-741-5769); or email (ogis@nara.gov). If you have any questions, please contact Tamara Harper FOIA Officer at (404) 305-6129 or Tamara.Harper@faa.gov . Sincerely, Dennis Hill Aviation Safety Flight Standards Service Deputy Director, Air Carrier Safety Assurance Enclosures
FOIA release, cited by the archive. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 7 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.